Say hello to Estevan López!
He is New Mexico’s Upper Colorado River Compact Commissioner and Governor’s Representative on Colorado River matters. He is a native New Mexican with 40 years of engineering experience including top-level water management. He served as Commissioner of the US Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) from 2014-17. Before that, he served as Director of the New Mexico […]
Say hello to Ed Gerak!
Ed has over 17 years of experience in water and power issues. Ed spent 10 years as the General Manager of the Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District (BWCDD), an IEDA member. In 2009, Ed began representing IEDA on the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association board, becoming president in 2015. In 2017, Ed joined the […]
Say hello to John J. Entsminger!
John oversees the operations of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which is responsible for acquiring, treating and delivering water to local agencies that collectively serve 2 million residents and more than 40 million annual visitors, and the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which serves more than 375,000 customer accounts. He was appointed general manager by […]
Say hello to Dave Showalter!
Conservation photographer and author is focused on the American West. Dave works throughout the West and has published two books prior to Living River: Sage Spirit – The American West At A Crossroads by Braided River, and Prairie Thunder – The Nature of Colorado’s Great Plains by Skyline Press. Dave is a Senior Fellow in […]
Say hello to Karen Kwon!
Karen is the Associate Program Director for the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign where she works with groups focused on advancing collaborative solutions to the water supply and ecosystem challenges existing within the Colorado River Basin. Karen is an attorney by trade with more than 20 years of experience in problem-solving resource scarcity challenges and expertise […]
Say hello to Kestrel Kunz!
Kestrel has worked for American Whitewater for seven years and she currently serves as the director of the river protection program in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Through local river management collaboratives and state and federal policy, Kestrel works to ensure that rivers in the region support a sustainable river recreation economy and that […]
Say hello to Amy Haas!
She is the first Executive Director of the newly formed Colorado River Authority of Utah (“Authority”). Previously, Amy worked as the Executive Director and General Counsel for the Upper Colorado River Commission. Before joining Commission staff, Amy was both General Counsel and Acting Director of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission. From March 2015 through […]
Say hello to Jennifer Pitt!
Jennifer Pitt for 25 years has worked on behalf of conservation NGOs to protect and restore the Colorado River for people and nature. She is currently the Colorado River Program Director for National Audubon Society, where she collaborates with a team on a range of issues that address sustainability and resilience in the Colorado River […]
Say hello to Vineetha Kartha!
She is currently employed as the Colorado River Programs Manager with the Central Arizona Project. In her capacity with CAP, Vineetha and her team provide technical and policy support to management and the CAWCD Board of Directors on Colorado River issues including developing and implementing strategic planning efforts and projects protecting and enhancing CAP’s interest […]
Say hello to Gregory J. Walch, Esq.!
Gregory (Greg) Walch was named General Counsel to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) on May 2, 2012. He works closely with colleagues in the federal government and Colorado River basin states on various Colorado River flexibility and sustainability issues. Mr. Walch is a member of the SNWA […]